Apple Loses Bid to Unmask Bloggers' Sources — A California appeals court has smacked down Apple's legal assault on bloggers and their sources, finding that the company's efforts to subpoena e-mail received by the publishers of Apple Insider and PowerPage.org runs contrary to federal law …

Apple v. Does Decision Issued — The Petition for writ of mandate and/or prohibition in Apple v. Does (a.k.a. O'Grady v. Superior Court) was granted today, in a 69-page published decision (PDF). This must mean good news for the Petitioners (that link takes you to the EFF page describing …

The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time — These products are so bad, they belong in the high-tech hall of shame. — At PC World, we spend most of our time talking about products that make your life easier or your work more productive. But it's the lousy ones that linger in our memory long …

Symantec AntiVirus Worm Hole Puts Millions at Risk — Be the first to comment on this article — A gaping security flaw in the latest versions of Symantec's anti-virus software suite could put millions of users at risk of a debilitating worm attack, Internet security experts warned May 25.

WEB 2 TRADEMARK ISSUE — There's a tempest out there in blog land about my partners' use of the "bigfoot letter" tactic in defending their Web 2.0 trademark as it relates to conferences. Many of my readers are asking about it. I'm going to wait to comment on this in detail till I talk to Tim …

Has the MySpace Downturn Begun? — Guy Kawasaki held a focus group with six teenagers — this is a small sample, of course, but their view of MySpace is telling: … This points to two key MySpace vulnerabilities (among many): — 1. When a fad becomes overhyped, teens will eventually retreat

Steve Jobs: Iconoclast and salesman — Apple founder's newest store wows fans in Manhattan … NEW YORK - — Brian Williams — If Steve Jobs is synonymous with Apple, then the new glass cube rising up out of the Midtown Manhattan streets is a monument to Steve Jobs. — Brian Williams: Is this your Model T?

Use Farecast To Find Flight Deals (or just fly Southwest) — Seattle-based Farecast, now in private beta, is an airfare pricing comparision tool that also uses a predictive algorithm to recommend when you buy your ticket. So the idea is to show the user not just who has the cheapest ticket …

Microsoft to refine Vista's PC-rating tool — SEATTLE—Microsoft is retooling a PC-rating feature in Windows Vista following criticism from hardware makers and others, a situation that suggests the next-generation operating system may not yet be ready for mass consumption.

Microsoft adds Ultimate edition of Office — Ultimate is becoming a popular word in Redmond. — After already announcing plans for an Ultimate edition of Windows Vista, Microsoft confirmed this week that it also plans an Ultimate edition of Office 2007. — The new retail package …

Time Management!? — I have too many things I need to do, and I've got no time to do 'em all. I've had so many late nights in the past week, it's not even funny. Didn't even have a chance to check my email until 11am today! I stayed up last night working on helping the Outlook team …

Coming soon: The Web toll — New laws may transform cyberspace and the way you surf it — (PopSci.com ) — What if the Internet were like cable television, with Web sites grouped like channels into either basic or premium offerings? What if a few big companies decided which sites loaded quickly …